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This week, the final brick was laid in the multi-year, $104 million restoration of Dumbo’s iconic cobblestone streets. The city’s Department of Design and Construction and the Dumbo Business Improvement District on Wednesday celebrated the placement of the last Belgian block at Anchorage Plaza, completing a six-year effort that restored 800,000 historic bricks across 26 blocks. The landmark project in one of Brooklyn’s oldest neighborhoods also upgraded stormwater drainage, reduced combined sewer runoff into the harbor, added new bike lanes, and introduced the Pearl Street Plaza.

Renovations began in 2019 to provide Dumbo with more modern infrastructure and improved public spaces while maintaining the neighborhood’s historic charm. The new stre

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